Paroles de Father

I spent 23 years trying to be what you wanted me to beThough it seemed like you couldn't save me'til i picked up the mic and i was on the tvNow you're ringing off my phone like every week

Where were you at 6, 7, 11 and 13When shit was impossibleMama left nine months pregnantBut she came home alone from the hospital

How could you call yourself a manIf you can't love your own unless you can control themYou'd rather destroy their souls and she was 13 years oldAnd you could've protected the innocence from being stolen

And i don't give a damn what you was going throughWhen mama wasn't able to put food on the tableYou left the family unstableNow you come around acting like you want some kind of appraisal

You can't play like you daddy nowAnd you can't claim shit 'cause you weren't aroundAnd you can't get mad but what can you do?You can't tell me shit, i'm grown without you

I spent 23 years trying to be the fucking man you should beTaking care of your responsibilityPutting clothes on our back and shoes on our feet, no helpBut you always had your bag of weed

Where were you at 12, 13, 14 and 15When life was unliveable, momma was so damn angryThe way she treated me was unforgivable

You call yourself a man, your oldest sonHe had to learn from his sister how to put a nigger's fist upHow to fuck a nigger's shit up and knock out any motherfuckerThat had come and tried to diss us

And i don't give a damn what you was going throughAnd i needed saving, i spent my every second blazingA little girl with a blade and trying to fuck upAnd take my life just wanted to dig my grave and

You can't play like you daddy nowAnd you can't claim shit 'cause you weren't aroundAnd you can't get mad but what can you do?(now what you gonna do?)You can't tell me shit, i'm grown without you

You can't play like you daddy nowAnd you can't claim shit 'cause you weren't aroundAnd you can't get mad but what can you do?(you can't do a damn thing)You can't tell me shit, i'm grown without youI'm grown without you, i've grown without youCan't, can't come and come and tell me, do not